Hoffman, Nicholas P., 1829-1895

HOFFMAN, HOFFMANN, PFEFFER

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 4/3/2012 at 20:55:02

From the Alton Democrat of Jan 19, 1895.
There are two articles on his death in that issue. The second one is listed here:

At the residence of his son Rev. Father Hoffman, corner of DesMoines street and Union Avenue, this city at 11:30 o'clock Sunday morning Jan 13, 1895, Nicholas Hoffman; age 65 years 11 months and 2 days.
Nicholas Hoffman was born in Luzemburg, Germany, Feb 11, 1829. He came to America 53 years ago and made his home at St. Donatus Jackson Co. Ia, where he resided until 1889, when he removed to West Burlington. In 1893 he came to this city and has resided here since. Mr. Hoffman was married 1856 to Miss Anna Pfeffer, who survives him. He was a devoted Catholic and a good Christian man. The remains were taken to Alton, Iowa, Tuesday night, where they were interred Thursday morning - Fort Madison Democrat.

(Further information as obtained from an account on ancestry.com: Nicholas Hoffmann was born 1829 Hovelange, Beckerich, Redange, Luxembourg died 13 Jan at Fort Madison Lee Iowa buried at St. Mary's cemetery Alton IA. The newspaper claims he was married to Anna Pfeffer however the ancestry account listed Anna Pfeiffer as his mother. Two children were born to them Rev. P. Hoffman 1855, and Margaretha Hoffman 1857-1926.)

[Originally researched and posted by Wilma J. Vande Berg, 1/4/2011]

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The following article from the Alton Democrat, October 16, 1909, also pertains to him:

Pursuant to the dying wish of his widow who passed away at Fort Madison recently the remains of Nicholas Hoffmann were removed from St. Mary's cemetery in Alton this week and reinterred in Sacred Heart cemetery at Fort Madison. Rev. Father Peter Hoffman came from Fort Madison Thursday and brought with him Undertaker Wiltgen of LeMars. Theodore Arens of Alton--whose wife is a sister of Mrs. Hoffman--and other Alton relatives assisted in the disinterment. It was a solemn company that gazed once more into that grave which had been sealed since January eighteenth 1895 and in which only a skeleton remained. The remains were placed in a new zinc lined casket and Rev. Hoffmann departed with them Thursday night.